The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-11-25
SWALLOWED A KNIFE,

a Young Man Has a Startling Experiencs,
49, but Comes out all Right.
Saorementto tiGGui.j Record. Union Novem.
Der 20.
John Eckley, O ten-Year-oh boy,
who lives at Eckley Station, about
one mile this side Of Vallejo Junction,
swallowed a knife with the blade open.
He vas Immediately taken to San
Francisco and placed under charge of
a physician, and as the knife was in
his stomach, the case was considered
of q most serious nature. w II. III.
Wiley, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agent be-
tween this city and San Francisco, is
a particular friend of the unfortunate
lad, Mr.. Wiley, called at the doctors
office and saw his friend sitting upon
the sofa. He greeted him with Hello,
Johnny: how's the knife2" ooh. the
knife's all right" replied young Eckley;
81 nave it here i'll my pocket. Doyou
wish to see it?" and reaching into
his pocket, brought a small
pearEhandled pocket-knife, which with
the blade extended, measured three
and three-eights inches in length. II
am all right now: have had considera-
bic pain, and was almost scared to
DEATH" The knife was passed YER
to Mr.. Wiley for inspection. The
steel in the back of the blade had
changed to a dark blue color and the
pearl handle had been eaten off one
half by the action of the gastric juices
Of the stomach, the rivets projecting
about the thirty-second part of an
inch. "In tell you how / came to
swallowit," said Johnny; 4 was talk
to some girls and eating a pear at the
sam time, cutting of small portions of
it with my knife, when l said, Il a
completely hide this knife in nv
mouth Iput the blade in first; but
l could not closemy lips without MAX
ing it prick my tonsils. ! took it out
and put the handle in first, and then
holding the point of the blade between
my teeth, closed my lips and the feat
was performed. / just then swallowed,
and presto change the knife went
down my throat. I could reach the
point of the blade, but could not ex.
tract it, and another swallowsent it in
to mystomach. It's all right now, 1t
went down handle first and came out
point first, BUTT s out now, and I don't
propose following the business of a
juggler any more. Nopocketknife ever
gets about mylower lip again. Intact,
don't think jack knives were made
to swallow, anyhow"
The Doctor said: "When he came
to me saying he had swallowed a open
iacknife, | could hardly credit the sem
timent. l asked him what he had
done to remove it., He replied some
had advised taking sweet oil, others
castor oil, salts, &c. Isaid: We'll, 1
suppose youtook all of them?' No,
/ did not hereplied; Il have taken
nothing All right ] replied; you
have saved your life by doing So
Well sir, | put him on a buckwheat
diet. That was all / let him eat or
drink-buckwheat cakes and buck
wheat Cruel. Buckwheat is ~noteasily
digested, and | knew it would form a
ball around the knife, and thus allow
it to pass along its circuitous route
without doing injury, the blade and
rough edges being completely covered
with a thick and smooth coating of
buckwheat. 1t acted just as l expect
ed. The blade came first, and al
though Johnnie had lost a few days
time, he did not lose his knife, but viii
take it home with him tomorrow"